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- Opinion
- November 13, 2023, 2:12 PM IST
Opinion | Trump-Biden Rematch Exposes Broken US Politics
A new opinion poll conducted by The New York Times-Siena College projects that if the presidential election pitting Donald Trump against US President Joe Biden was held today, Trump would win a comfortable majority
- Opinion
- October 30, 2023, 2:27 PM IST
Opinion | How Elections in India, US, UK and Taiwan Will Shape Global Power in 2024
These four elections — in India, the United States, Britain and Taiwan — will set the course for global politics in 2024 and beyond
- Opinion
- October 12, 2023, 5:29 PM IST
Opinion | China, NewsClick and the Global Agenda to Subvert Indian Elections
Why did China pick an Indian web portal to spread misinformation about Indian politics, questioning for example whether Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir were an integral part of India?
- Opinion
- September 27, 2023, 1:53 PM IST
Opinion | Why the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor is a Geopolitical Gamechanger
The real impact of IMEC is geopolitical. With countries involved in China’s Belt and Road Initiative struggling with debt, IMEC provides an alternative route from east to west
- Opinion
- September 8, 2023, 3:51 PM IST
Opinion | G20 and the Three Axes of Global Power
The G20 summit this weekend will be an inflection point for India to create a geopolitical doctrine that is both independent and multilayered
- Opinion
- August 22, 2023, 2:56 PM IST
Opinion | Why China Is So Desperate To Put India In Its Place
PM Modi had not accepted India’s subsidiary status to China through diplomacy in the Ahmedabad, Wuhan and Mahabalipuram summits
- Opinion
- July 25, 2023, 1:59 PM IST
Opinion | How African Union’s Entry Into G20 Will Help India Play a Greater Role in New World Order
India’s move to make the African Union a permanent member of the G20 is both right and timely
- Opinion
- July 10, 2023, 2:42 PM IST
Opinion | Why West Finds It Difficult To Swallow India’s Success Story
The rise of India without resorting to the crimes of colonialism and slavery that made the rich world rich is a bitter pill to swallow
- Opinion
- June 7, 2023, 11:08 AM IST
Opinion | G7 Has Passed Its Expiry Date, Time to Disband It
The G7 today reflects an old world order that has been overtaken by a shift in the balance of global power from the North Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific
- Opinion
- May 19, 2023, 5:46 PM IST
Opinion | Why India Must Keep Aces Up Its Sleeve While Dealing With West
Just as the West uses India for the economic and security advantages it offers in the Indo-Pacific and beyond, so must India strategically use the West for the advantages it offers
- Opinion
- April 5, 2023, 2:13 PM IST
Opinion | West Wants Strong India — But Not So Strong That It Isn’t Subordinate to Western World Order
The West yearns for India to be part of the US-led world order, not a separate power centre as a leader of the Global South
- Opinion
- March 27, 2023, 11:25 AM IST
Head-on | Martyr or Outcast? Electoral Impact of Rahul Gandhi’s Disqualification as MP
Rahul Gandhi in Parliament, making gaffe after gaffe, was a better electoral asset for the BJP than a ‘wronged’ Rahul seen by some as punished disproportionately for an abusive comment that deserved a reprimand but not two years in jail
- Opinion
- February 28, 2023, 12:19 PM IST
Opinion | G20 Foreign Ministers’ Summit: Where Does India Figure in the West’s Strategic Worldview?
As G20 president for a year, India is playing a key role in shaping the global agenda. This week sees the arrival of the G7’s foreign ministers as part of the G20 foreign ministers’ summit in Delhi
- Opinion
- February 14, 2023, 1:04 PM IST
Opinion | Why America Is So Keen To Embrace India Despite Ukraine differences
President Joe Biden has gone out of his way to elevate India-US ties to a strategic partnership across security, defence and technology
- Opinion
- January 14, 2023, 2:57 PM IST
Opinion | Why Time is Ripe for Secular Indian Muslims to Get a New Manifesto
Here’s a short six-point manifesto. If Muslims strictly adhere to this manifesto, the wide gulf between Hindus and Muslims can narrow. It will take wisdom but the benefits will accrue to all

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Opinion | Trump-Biden Rematch Exposes Broken US Politics

Opinion | How Elections in India, US, UK and Taiwan Will Shape Global Power in 2024

Opinion | China, NewsClick and the Global Agenda to Subvert Indian Elections

Opinion | Why the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor is a Geopolitical Gamechanger

Opinion | G20 and the Three Axes of Global Power

Opinion | Why China Is So Desperate To Put India In Its Place

Opinion | How African Union’s Entry Into G20 Will Help India Play a Greater Role in New World Order

Opinion | Why West Finds It Difficult To Swallow India’s Success Story

Opinion | G7 Has Passed Its Expiry Date, Time to Disband It

Opinion | Why India Must Keep Aces Up Its Sleeve While Dealing With West

Opinion | West Wants Strong India — But Not So Strong That It Isn’t Subordinate to Western World Order

Head-on | Martyr or Outcast? Electoral Impact of Rahul Gandhi’s Disqualification as MP

Opinion | G20 Foreign Ministers’ Summit: Where Does India Figure in the West’s Strategic Worldview?

Opinion | Why America Is So Keen To Embrace India Despite Ukraine differences

Opinion | Why Time is Ripe for Secular Indian Muslims to Get a New Manifesto

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